Welcome to CoinTalk, Gaw. Where do you live? In Great Britain and Canada coins have what we call a "medal turn" and in the US coin have what we...
Congrats, Joe! It's always exciting to get something you have sought for a long time. And thanks for helping the economy.
Could be. It surely looks like it lay face-down for a long time on something that vibrated and wore that side down. Below is my dime and a...
EXCELLENT advice, Jack. To carry Jack's advice a bit further, after buying and reading the book (ANA Grading Guide, PCGS Grading Guide,...
Jack, Is that 1916 SLQ with the full horn the 3-Legged variety?
Buy the coin, not the slab.
Great! Sounds like a good combo.
MS-64. I would not be surprised if the TPG gave the coin a bump to 65 due to toning (eye appeal) but I think they slabbed it 64.
Are you an ANA member? If so, check with them about 'Coins in the Classroom'. (I'm not sure but they have put CITC on hold for now until they get...
It's an attention getter. It draws people to his other auctions where he might sell something that otherwise would have gone unnoticed.
The $5 gold coin is called a Half Eagle. The Eagle is a $10 gold coin. If genuine your heavily worn coin would be worth about $300. I have...
It's probably just a die chip or a worn die. I would not send it to a TPG because I think it would be a waste of money. And don't send it to ANA;...
Are you asking about the Half Dollar or the Silver Dollar? The Proof 1991-S Mt Rushmore Half Dollar is clad. The Proof 1991-S Mt Rushmore...
Wow. To expect responses within 4 minutes is a bit unrealistic. Not many people are glued to CoinTalk 24 hours a day waiting for new questions....
When you get that one you will have one from every year. The '09 UHR is a one-year issue.
I don't know where you heard coins are a great investment. Many around here will tell you otherwise.
HEY!!!! I resemble that remark!! :hammer:
The advice here is free and is generally very good. If you want to spend money to get the same answer from ANACS by all means go right ahead....
It is supposed to be Liberty - a female. But she sure looks masculine. Not exactly Barber's finest work (but certainly his most well-known).
Krauz, Now that you have 10 posts you can offer to sell (or buy) items in the Open forum. I have plenty of those Chinese counterfeits myself but...
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